Manifolding register



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Patented Oct. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN Q. SHERMAN, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY MANIFOLDING REGISTER Application filed January 12, 1921. Serial No. 436,649.

My invention relates to manifolding registers, and more particularly to that type of manifoldng registers which have an inner mechanism and an outside casing or cabinet, which fits down over the mechanism, completely enclosing it and yet not interfering with the complete operation thereof, for all usual manifolding register purposes.

The advantages of a completely enclosed manifolding register, aside from the cleanliness thereof and the simple methods of arranging the interior mechanism when relieved of the necessities of maintaining an' outside appearance therewith are in the economy of manufacture. The manufacturing processes involving the making up of an ornamental cabinet or case, are naturally separate from those involving the building up of a paper feeding, aligning and storing mechanism, and thus the problem of quantity production of manifolding registers is much simplified by confining the finish of the article to one factory division.

Among the objects of my invention are the provision of means whereby the operating handle for the paper feeding mechanism of the machine forms a lock to prevent removing of the cabinet from the operating parts by unauthorized persons and in this connection I provide a novel arrangement of stops for the operating handle, removing them from the cabinet and placing them on the inner frame instead.

It is also my object to provide an improved manner of mounting and feeding carbon paper in amachine of the closed case or cabinet type, wherein the carbon paper is mounted so as to take up no room, and thus requires no extra width to the machine, and wherein the carbon paper may be renewed without a lifting of the cabinet.

The above objects and other attendant advantages I accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine.

Figure 8 is a detail end elevation of the same parts.

Figure 9 is a detail elevation of the rewind mechanism.

Figure 10 (Sheet 2) is an elevation of the pa or mounting spindle.

igure 11 is an edgewise elevation of the record strip guide plate.

Figure 12 is a plan view of said plate.

Figure 13 is an end elevation of a frame extension.

Figure 14 shows three details of the carbon paper knife end.

Figure 15 is a detail section of the knife hinge.

1 is the base of the machine having lugs 2, 2, thereon to which is secured the mechanism frame. This frame is made up of one low side 3 and one high side 4 with the low side provided with slanting notches 4?, for the reception of paper roll spindles and the high side out with slots 5, the base of which has like notches 6, for the receptions of the other ends of said spindles. The low side is brought up to a level with the high side at '7, where the cross shafts, pawls, levers and the like of the operating mechanism may be secured.

v The cabinet 8 is provided having a clearance ridge 9 for the guide and pressure roller and with a cut-away portion 10 just beyond it for the issuance of paper webs that have been written upon, and a carbon paper knife clearance slot 11. It also has holes 12 for the stop pins, and a hole 13 for the operating shaft of the paper feed mechanism. It is further cut away at 8 to expose the writing table of the machine and is otherwise shaped so as to fit down on the base, outside of the machine frame, and completely enclose it. Hinges or locating guides 13A are provided for the cabinet or cover at the issuing end of the machine, whereby the said cabinet may swing up, away from the operating parts of the machine. A pin 14 on the machine frame, which may be duplicated so as to be present on both sides of the frame, is engaged by a gravity hook 15 when the cabinet is lifted, there being a hook 15 pivoted on each side of the cabinet when the said latch mechanism is to be duplicated.

A finger hold 16 is indented at the forward end of the cabinet to facilitate lifting it up, and the gravity hook or hooks will ride over the pins during the manipulation of the cabinet, until the cabinet is so far lifted as to bring about engagement of the hooked ends of said hooks, with the said ins.

p The feed mechanism selected as most highly effective for true alignment feed of the paper webs, is that known as the Schirmer type wherein there are disks 17 provided with interspaced radial pins 18 thereon, said disks being mounted on a shaft 19 known as the main feed shaft, said shaft having pressure roll cams 20.

' The guide or pressure roll 20 is in this instance mounted on arms 21 secured to a cross shaft 22, one of the arms at least being formed with a cam face 23 at the pivotal point, and a latch 24 secured on the side of the mechanism frame to engage the nose of this cam and hold the pressure roll in an elevated position, said roll being urged toward a position of surface engagement with the cam 20 by the spring 25.

In addition to the above, a diverting plate 26 is provided which is hinged to act as a gravity member by means of lugs 27 to the outer end of the mechanism frame and passes inside and outside of the arms 21 of the pressure roller. This plate is adapted to lie against the tops of frames 3 and 4 close to the feed disks and is cut away at 28A for feed pin clearance, the slots 28 being flared and which provide clearance for spanning the arms 21 and facilitate stripping and aid in separation of a rewind copy, which, where used, passes under the said plate.

Adverting to the cabinetand feed shaft handle, together with its stops and its function as a lock for the cabinet, it will be noted that the feed shaft is equipped at its end with a squared portion 29 having a rounded edge at 30. The operating handle 31 has a socket piece 32 thereon, which is squared interiorly at 33, with a like rounded corner to correspond to the edge 30 so that the socketwill fit over the end of the shaft in but one position.

Within the socket is a small barrel having a threaded portion 34, which is threaded into the outer end of the socket, said portion being slotted for the admission of a key 34, in any desired manner. The inner end of the barrel is reduced as at 35, and suitably threaded so as to engage in a threaded hole 36 in the end of the feed shaft.

lVith the parts so constructed, when the cabinet is let down over the mechanism frame, the socket piece of the handle will be inserted through its clearance hole, fitted over the end of the feed shaft, and the barrel will be screwed into place engaging firmly with the feed shaft and locking the handle in place. This will not only prevent accidental removal of the handle, but will also prevent unauthorized lifting of the cabinet, as for example, in an attempt to change the secret record slip (to be described). A simple form of lock in the form of a threaded barrel has been shown, for purposes of illustration, although it will be understood that any form of lock such as is normally adopted for the securin of a socketed member over a shaft, may e employed.

There are two spring pin stops 37 of any usual type, mounted on a plate 38 secured to the mechanism frame. One of these pins serves as a back stop for the handle, and the other as a latch to engage it at the end of every complete revolution.

The cabinet has a beveled ofi portion 39 at the base thereof which will throw in the spring pins upon the lowering of the cabinet so that when the cabinet is in place the pins will spring out through the clearance holes already noted.

When the handle is brought around there are beveled places 40, 41 thereon, one for the back stop and one for the feed stop, thereby permitting the edge of the handle to pass the said stop pins.v The handle has a lug 42 thereon which will strike the feed stop pin and prevent the progressive movement of the handle and a spring plunger 43 held in a suitable socket piece 44 on the handle, so as to engage the feed stop pin upon a manual depression.

In operation the user will press in the plunger 43 to release the handle, and may then turn the handle through one complete revolution until the feed stop pin engages the handle. The handle is then stopped against progressive movement by the feed stop pin and prevented from back movement by the back stop pin. The user may, however, depress the back stoppin and reverse the handle if he so desires.

Reverting next to the carbon paper feed, itwill be noted that the high side of the mechanism frame is slotted at 47, and has cars 48, turned out from the ends of the slot. The carbon paper spindle 49 is inserted through the said ears, with its one end resting in the forward. one of the ears. On the x thereby taking up no extra room and permit spindle is a spring 50 that presses against a movable disk "51 which presses on the carbon paper 52 in such a way as to cause its other end or any suitable facing disk therefor to impinge upon the further ear 48.

The carbon paper roll lies partly in the slot and partly out of it, and hence is entirely within the lines of the base of the machine,

ting a narrow machine.

' The paper from the roll is brought up 'alongthe side of the frame which it will-be remembered is the high side, and passes over the edge thereof across the writing table. Spring fingers 53 are mounted near the top of the side. frame piece to place additional friction on the paper andhold it tautat the machine, it will be noted that'a plate 54 is opened, the tops 57 mounted between the arms 56 and the outer point of use. Also when all the carbon paper has been withdrawn these fingers hold the paper so as to permit of its use, down to the last inch.

Referring now to the Writing table of the provided, which is hinged at 55 to the for? ward ends of the frame, its arms 56 being formed with cam ends 57 to abut, when fully The idler rollers 58 are end of the plate as at 59 is formed to act as a stripper for the feedpins, the plate as a whole resting at its outer end on the edges of the slot is such that the knife may be swung outwardly on its pivot, to release carbon paper from engagement and permit a fresh supply to be drawn out without lifting up the cabinet. The catch on the clamp-mounted at'the free end above the tab 62, is a plate having anib 6213 to engage a notch 62 in the tablet plate. This plate is held by a screw 62D in the knife which screw carries a spring bearing against the plate.

The slot in the cabinet has a notch or cut- 0ut62A toward thecentral portion thereof,

and another like cutout 63 at the forward end thereof. This latter cutout exposes the 'free end of the clamping knife so that it can be engaged manually for swinging it. out. Preferably a small hole 64will be formed in tab 62 of the said knife, for engagement by the point of a lead pencil or the like, to facilitate lifting it on The central cutout is for the purposes of permitting a ready graspof the carbon paper, to draw it along so as to expose a fresh surface. The clamping knife is formed with trated at 65 will-be left on the paper, this a tab to be grasped by the user in drawing out the paper.

In setting up the machine, the rolls of paper (not shown) are mounted over suitable spindles, such as those shown at 66, same having disks 67 thereon, and permanently aflixed thereto to fill out the hollow cores of the rolls. The spindles are then set in the notches formed therefor, in the frame, and before' the writing table is lowered into place, the webs of paper are threaded between the idler rollson the writing table arms, and drawn over the surface of the table proper, being interleafed at this point with carbon paper'- the bottom web when it is to act as a secret record of notations on the other webs, is set under the diverting plate. The guide or pressure roller, or bar, may then be dropped into position on the cams on the paper feed shaft and the cabinet lowered into place.

For a rewind mechanism to act as a storage means for the secret record web, I provide the following: Mounted on a stud 68 in the one side of the mechanism frame isa friction disk 69 having a V-shaped periphery. This disk has secured thereto a ratchet 70 and issocketed to receive the spindle of a rewind roll (not shown). It is also formed with a driving pin 71 for said rewind roll, the spindle of which is journaled in the other side of the frame, so that the roll can be removed without disturbing the position of the friction disk and ratchet.

Mounted together with a rocker arm 7 2 on a stud 73 in the side of the machine is a gear '74 which meshes with a gear 75 on the feed shaft of the device. This rocker arm or lever has a spring 76 which tehds to pull it in a position to retain the friction disk 77 on its other end in contact with the disk 69 above mentioned.

The rocker also carries a pinion 78 which is fast connected to the disk 7 7 and meshes with the gear 74, in all positions of the rocker.

' Thus when the feed shaft is driven the gear 74: drives the record rewind through the rocker mounted pinion and the friction disks.

If desired None-way. pawl 78 may be applied to the gear 74, although the back stop for the operating handle will ordinarily be. preferred. v

The proportion of the driving parts for the rewind mechanism will be such as to turn the friction disk 69 more than enough to accomplish a full feeding of the record strip,

that is issued from the usual feed mechanism. I do not desire thereby to limit my claim as It is desirable also to provide that during a portion, at least, of the regular feeding operation, the rewind feed should be idle, to permit the record strip to feed with full looseness and hence adjustability on the feed pins.

Accordingly I provide a slide plate 79 mounted on the side of the mechanism frame, over a stud or shoulder screw 80. This plate has a ball end.81 which cooperates with a socket 82, for making a wrist joint connection with a lever 83. This lever is in two parts, the lower end 83 from the pivot point down being butt-hinged at 84* to the upper section and held in normal alignment with it by a spring 84:. The upper portion of the lever is spring-pulled at 85 to keep its lower tip out of contact with the ratchet secured to the rewind friction disk 69, said trip acting as a pawl to stop the ratchet from movement when pushed against the spring.

To operate this pawl lever, now described, the slide plate has a wide end 86 which lies in the path of a pin and roller mounted'thereon or any desired arrangement of pins 87 on the face of the gear 75 on the feed shaft, so that when the feed shaft is revolved the contact of the pin with the slide will throw the pawl end of the lever into engagement and stop the friction disk of the rewind from movement.

Furthermore, it is preferred that this inhibition should take place at or just before the close of the feed of the machine, so as to permit adjustment of the record web, and also to leave a loop of accumulated paper, which will be snapped up tight on the rewind roll at the inception of the next feeding movement.

To give a smart'and no slipping start to the record strip at the beginning of the feed, a lever 88 is provided, same being formed with a wide end that lies in the path of the pin and roller formerly mentioned as being on the gear 7 5. A spring 89 connects the said lever with the rocker lever of the friction feed mechanism, whence a depression of the wide end of the lever by the pin will apply additional spring pressure to the rocker and enforce a tight frictional engagement between the friction disks.

The advantage of this structure for rewinding a record sheet lies in its permission of a loose feeding at desired points, and where required a limited amount of feed for a record strip. It insures a tight and even roll due to the snapping up of the loose exeess and it permits just the proper frictional slip which is desirable in connection with a web paper feeding mechanism, as well as applying a instrumentalities for accomplishing the various features of my invention above described,

against the application of the doctrine of equivalents in their construction and application.

It often happens that the user is desirous of expanding the capacity of his manifolding machines, by the insertion of additional rolls of paper. Not only this, but special orders will come through the factory for machines of special size, and it would be necessary to provide an entirely different machine, with a new frame, new patterns and the like, under conditions as they are todav.

With. the close cabinet type of machine, I am able without change of the main frame, to provide an extension of additional roll carrying capacity, and all the change over the normal size machine will. be a modification of.the cabinet, the other parts remaining the same.

To do this I provide a base extension 90, having erected thereon, side frame pieces 91. These pieces 91 carry. slotted bars 92 for additional roll spindles, to the desired number. The inner edge of the pieces 91 are bent out of line and carried forward to form lapping portions 93, which extend into the main frame, and are screwed thereto by screws 94. The base is so formed that it will seat smoothly over the edge of the normal base, and the outer end of .the extension is closed by a curved wall 95.

The cabinet in such a machine need not have any back wall, but instead will be open at the rear between its sides, and will be fitted with an extension on the top as at 96, which will lie over the exposed upper edges of the pieces 91, and form a complete cover therefor. To produce this extension, the usual back of the cabinet is simply cut away and bentup to form the cave-like extension.

The advantages of this structure are obvious and it is evident that they provide in a simple way for the extension of the capacity of such machines without the necessity of doing more than adding an additional section and cutting away the back of the cabinet, and still exposing the notched bars in the added portion for easy loading.

The sides 91 are far enough apart to form a continuation of the side walls of the cabinet when it is lowered into place and the said sides will be finished the same as the cabinet, so that except for the overlap at the top, and the joint between the cabinet and the sides 91, the modified machine will give the appearance of a unitary construction. Small triangular parts 97 are bent out from the main frame to guide the cabinet to its seat over the base. This applies to all forms of construction.

Referring particularly to the double stop for the handle of the register located outside of the casing or available without elevating the cabinet, I wish to make particular remark.

There are often times when it is desirable to turn back an issued form, because of some error detected after it has been fed out but before it has been torn off. Under such circumstances, the usual expedient of a ratchet secured in connection with the paper feed shaft is not at all desirable as it requires the opening up of the machine, which often requires a key.

With the pin wheel type of feed, where the holes in the paper are properly proportioned to. the size of the pins and the paper is frictionally free to slip, it is readily possible to feed back to the tablet plate one set' or more of forms'together with the record strip, if any. With my back motion" stop acting to prevent accidental dislodgment of the paper from the pins, and the forward motion stop acting to define complete operations and lock the handle while the machine is idle, the element of safety against careless operation is adequately provided for. At the same time, should the operator desire to turn back to the writing table an issued set of forms, he can readily and quickly ,do so, and this without unlocking the case, or in any way tampering with the secret record therein, where one is employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, a clamping element for carbon paper, comprising a blade, movably mounted to swing into and out of clamping position, and a lateral extension on said blade, presenting an ear to the carbon paper engaged thereby, whereby when paper is torn 01f on said blade an ear for grasping by the operator will be formed on the carbon paper.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a mechanism, of a case to cover and enclose said mechanism, an operating shaft for said mechanism, an aperture' in the case to expose said shaft, and a handle for said shaft, having an element to be inserted through said aperture, and means for securing said handle on the shaft comprising key operated locking mechanism cooperating between the said shaft and the handle.

3. In a deviceof the character described, the combination with a mechanism, a base therefor, a case removable therefrom and fitting said base, a spring pin forming part I of said mechanism, an aperture in the case to permit extension of said spring pin, and an operating handle for the mechanism located outside of the case, said spring pin positioned to lie in the path of said handle and form a stop therefor, said handle having movable means thereon, adapted to press said spring pin out of engaging position.

.a pin feed rotary element, a rewind mechanism operatively connected therewith, and a hinged plate mounted adjacent the said rotary elements, and so hinged as to swing into a position with its edge in contact therewith to serve as a deflector, said plate being cut away to permit of clearance of the feed pins of said element and means for supporting the plate in a substantially horizontal plane.

6. A handle device for the paper feed of autographic registers comprising in combination with the rotary paper feed device of such register, a plural faced shaft end thereon, a handle, a similarly formed socket in the handle to fit over the shaft end, and means on the handle to engage and lock it in place on the end of the shaft.

7. An autographic register comprising a framework, paper mounting means therein, paper feeding means mounted thereon, writing tablet means mounted thereon, and a cover for said framework having an opening opposite said paper feeding means when said cover is closing said framework, and an attachable operating means for the paper feeding means, said operating means engaging said paper feeding means through said opening in said cover, whereby it is necessary to detach the operating means in order to raise said cover from said framework. 

